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Chapter 6
Bone Tissue
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Undergraduate 1
02/10/2013

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Term
Axial Skeleton
Definition
Bones of the skull, thorax and vetebral column (80)
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Appendicular Skeleton
Definition
Bones of the limbs, pectoral and pelvic girdles that attach to the axial skeleton (126)
Term
Functions of the Skeletal System
Definition
  1. support for body
  2. attatchment for soft tissue
  3. storage of calcium and phosphate
  4. blood cell production
  5. protection
  6. leverage (act as levers to move muscles)
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Bone Classification (6)
Definition
  1. Flat Bones
  2. Sutural Bones
  3. Long Bones
  4. Short Bones
  5. Irregular Bones
  6. Sesamoid Bones
Term
Long Bone Features
Definition
  1. Epiphysis
  2. Articular Cartilage
  3. Metaphysis
  4. Diaphysis
  5. Medullary Cavity
  6. Bone Vasculature
  7. Nutrient Artery/Vein
  8. Metaphyseal artery/vein
  9. Periosteum
Term
Four Bone Cell Types
Definition
  1. Osteoblasts
  2. Osteocytes
  3. Osteoprogenitor cells
  4. Osteoclasts
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What is the bone matrix comprised of?
Definition

Collagen fibers-approx 1/3 weight

Calcium Phosphate- approx 2/3 weight

Term
Pituitary Growth Failure
Definition
A reduction in growth hormone leads to reduced epiphyseal cartilage activity and short bones
Term
Achondroplasia
Definition
Epiphyseal cartilage grows unusually slow
Term
Marfan Syndrome
Definition
Excessive cartilage formation at the epiphyseal cartilage
Term
Gigantism
Definition
Overproduction of growth hormone before puberty
Term
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP)
Definition
Gene mutation that causes bone disposition around skeletal muscles
Term
Acromegaly
Definition
Growth hormone levels rise after epiphyseal plates close- bones get thicker
Term
Fracture
Definition
Crack or break due to extreme mechanical stress
Term
Types of Fractures
Definition
  1. Closed-simple
  2. Open-compound
  3. Transverse
  4. Spiral
  5. Displaced
  6. Compression
  7. Greenstick
  8. Comminuted
  9. Epiphyseal
  10. Pott
  11. Colles
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